Excess mortality: Cumulative deaths from all causes compared to projection based on previous years.

If you're looking for a good indicator of how many people died from Covid.

#Covid

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cumulative-excess-deaths-covid

Canadian wildfire air pollution via Airnow.gov

It was all a mistake!

"he made a side trip to Vladivostok, Russia, to visit a woman he was romantically involved with"

Found on another site.

Which was the worse 1970s trend, carpeted bathrooms or conversation pits?

Life expectancy in the US peaked 10 years ago, so I'm always amused to see attempts to define "old age" upwards.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/life-expectancy.htm

https://studyfinds.org/when-does-old-age-begin/

It looks like that GOP donor money going to RFK, Jr. may be paying off.

#Politics #RFKJr #Election2024

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4606148-rfk-jr-robert-f-kennedy-jr-nicole-shanahan-libertarian-democrats-joe-biden-donald-trump/

Happy Easter!

International statistical comparisons are problematic, largely due to differences in standards and methodology, but they can be made to work.

The International Adult Literacy Survey (1994-1998) is an example. (Level 1 is the lowest level, 4/5 the highest.)

https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ials/figures/fig_02.asp

@Alfred Please determine the location where this photo is located.

@Alfred Can you tell me the location of this photograph?

Who would wear a toothbrush mustache in the early 50s?

Fred Trump

It's not perfect, but the Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart is a useful reference when evaluating information on social media. Ad Fontes is one of the sources Ground News uses.
https://adfontesmedia.com/static-mbc/

@Alfred Can you tell me where this photograph was taken?

Meanwhile, in right-wing information bubble land...

@Alfred Can you identify where this photo was taken?

@Alfred Can you tell me where this photo was taken?

@Alfred What can you tell me about this photograph?

@Alfred Can you determine the location of this photo?